"Tank" > wrote in message
...
> This year, I have noticed a number of grocery
> stores placing trash cans next to their sweet
> corn displays. This is for those people who
> feel it necessary to strip their corn there in
> the store. Are they placed there because the
> stores are knuckling under to rude people who
> peel back the ears to check them? What happened
> to being able to judge an ear without destroying
> it? What happened to simply taking the luck of
> the draw with your produce, as the human race
> has for thousands of years?
>
> Am I the only person who dislikes this trend?
>
> --
> Tank
>
> This Space To Let.
>
>

My feeling is that if the produce is in a bulk bin then it is valid to pick
and choose. But if it is already divided up into sales units then you can
choose the bag/tray/box you want but that's all. I once saw a woman picking
the best srawberries from individual quarts to make up her own quart. I
thanked her for leaving all the unripe/mushed berries for the rest of us and
got a dirty look in return. BTW humans have most certainly not taken the
luck of the draw with produce for thousands of years - that's a really
strange notion on your part!


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